n. 命令,规定,要求( dictate的名词复数 )
v. 大声讲或读( dictate的第三人称单数 );口授;支配;摆布
Regional custom dictates the preparation and consumption of traditional favorites.
地方习俗规定了传统的最爱的准备和消费。
It´s generally your job that dictates where you live now.
一般说来,你住在什么地方是由你的工作决定的。
We have followed the dictates of our consciences and have done our duty.
我们凭良心做事,尽了我们的职责。
Logic dictates that our ancestors could not have held a yearly festival until they figured what a year was.
依照逻辑推论,我们的祖先在弄清1年是什么意思之前,不可能举行过每年一度的节庆。
To walk the rounds of the bookshops, dipping in as curiosity dictates, should be an afternoon´s entertainment.
在书店里闲逛,在好奇心的驱使下埋头阅读,应该是下午的娱乐活动。